Western Province head coach John Dobson has made four changes and a positional switch for Saturday’s Currie Cup semi-final with the Blue Bulls at Newlands.
Full-back Dillyn Leyds and number eight Juarno Agustus make their return from injury in the North-South knock-out clash, while centre Dan Kriel and hooker Bongi Mbonambi come in after being rested last week.
Leyds has overcome a calf niggle and starts in the number 15 jersey, with Damian Willemse switching to fly-half as a result and Kriel resuming his midfield partnership with Ruhan Nel.
In the forward pack Augustus comes in for Sikhumbuzo Notshe, who is battling a knee injury, with Mbonambi slotting into the front-row.
Dobson said that his side are looking forward to playing a home semi-final at Newlands.
“We have worked hard this season to earn the right to play at Newlands this weekend, so we intend to make the most of that opportunity,” he commented.
“It was tough to select this team, with some quality players left out, but we are very excited to see what they are capable of in what is obviously a big game.”
Western Province: 15 Dillyn Leyds, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Dan Kriel, 11 SP Marais, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Ernst van Rhyn, 6 Kobus van Dyk, 5 JD Schickerling, 4 Chris van Zyl (c), 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ali Vermaak
Replacements: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Caylib Oosthuizen, 18 Michael Kumbirai, 19 Salmaan Moerat, 20 Jaco Coetzee, 21 Paul de Wet, 22 Josh Stander, 23 JJ Engelbrecht
Date: Saturday, October 20
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Kick-off: 17:00 local (16:00 BST; 15:00 GMT)
Referee: Egon Seconds
Assistant referees: Rasta Rasivhenge, Paul Mente
Television match official: Willie Vos